For a village not to exploit on the sale of momentos to the tourists would be silly indeed,  especially when the products are unique, interesting and affordable.  So when Mr Bakas the Ketua Kampung of Kiding showed me his one of a kind spoon made from the shell of the ‘mhurus’ seed I immediately volunteered to create more ideas from that seed for him and his village folks.  Being in the craft business for more than 20 years made my offer to Bakas an easy and more important enjoyable job.  In less that 72 hours I managed to come up with 10 samples and could have done more had he given me more mhurus.

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10 products created in less than 72 hours
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These are the ‘mhurus’ seeds found abundantly in the jungles around Kiding. I’ve yet to find out about the English or scientific name of the tree that bears these seeds. The yellow golf ball is to help compare size.

For the next level Bakas will have to identify promising craftsmen from his village to be brought over to my workshop for a quick course so they can go back to the village and start a production centre.  Unfortunately for Kiding which has no electricity supply, hand tools will be the only option – another challenge for me!  Loving it.

 

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Ladle/spoon with rattan handle
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Angled ladle with wooden stick
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The Hammer. Our favourite, has to be part of TheMagicBamboo’s arsenal. For those tired legs that manage to make their way to Kiding this hammer is a quick fix
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Huh, you either like this or hate it. It’s for sadong time! Where villagers sit around in a circle with a bottle of either tuak or langkau and a cup in the middle, everyone drinks from the same cup.
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Bamboo base
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2 types of toothpick holder
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…..with the cap off
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I have a hunch this is going to be a hot seller-toothpick holder. I was going to do a ‘salt/pepper set but I ran out of seeds. I will a range of ‘Padawan Loloi’ products. If only we can get the Japs to come to Kiding these will sell like hot cakes.
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As some kind of holder- pen, pencil or any stationery
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another angle of the same thing
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Different angled cuts of the seed can be used as ‘accents’ or accessories for other local products such as mengkuang bags. Just to showl the village folks more variations.
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As a decorative item with combination of rattan and belian wood base

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